Studying Culture 2e
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Book Overview
Fully revised and updated, this second edition is an ideal introduction for those who are new to the study of culture. Featuring global case studies, selections of readings, exercises, and commentary throughout, it spans the subject from issues of identity through to technological trends. Explores key issues and theories on identities, representation, histories, places, and spaces, discussing the various interpretations of culture and cultural studies...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1405155922
ISBN13:9781405155922
Release Date:January 2008
Publisher:Wiley-Blackwell
Length:336 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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what makes culture ?
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Culture can be such a vague and sweeping thing that a student often needs assistance in pinning down what exactly it might be. Giles and Middleton offer good advice. You can look for example at a group that shares a historical experience, possibly with religious associations. As in the Jewish or Armenian diaspora. This idea of a common history is perhaps the strongest attribute of many cultures. But other characteristics are also looked at. One might merely be geographic proximity. Here, the book glances at the megalopolis of Los Angeles and the numerous neighbourhoods that could often be of distinctive nature. Then there is the notion of high culture as contrasted to popular or mass culture. The Hollywood celebrity scene is the best known example of the latter, especially in a global sense.
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